Prevalence of dengue and chikungunya virus infections in north-eastern Tanzania: A cross sectional study among participants presenting with malaria-like symptoms

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kajeguka, Debora C ^a   Kaaya, Robert D ^a   Mwakalinga, Steven ^a,c   Ndossi, Rogathe ^a   Ndaro, Arnold ^c   Chilongola, Jaffu O ^a,c   Mosha, Franklin W ^a   Schiøler, Karin L ^b   Kavishe, Reginald A ^a,c   Alifrangis, Michael ^b  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c KILIMANJARO CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Chikungunya; Dengue; Prevalence; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENGUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; NAUSEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RASH; SEROPREVALENCE; TANZANIAN; VOMITING; AGED; BLOOD; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS; EXANTHEMA; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARTHRALGIA; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964330869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1511-5     Document Type: Article

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